Longevity District (formerly Longevity County) is located in the eastern part of Chongqing Municipality, and is an ancient and civilized county. The origin of the name of the county, the legend is diverse, the more common saying is: in the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu years, there is a scholar and the official worship of the chancellor of the dynasty, a visit to the countryside to investigate the people's situation, passing through the Double Dragon field, (a said to be passing through the new townships near the river wells), a sudden encounter with the heavy rains pouring down, they will be in the hotel resting to hide from the rain, get to see the hotel across the street from the courtyard of a decorated, drums, music, pheng songs ceaselessly, the people to and fro, very lively, was about to ask for a I was about to ask what was going on. But see an old man, full of white hair, silver beard chest, about ninety years old, come to the store to sell wine, claiming to be to his grandfather's birthday. Upon hearing this, the prime minister became interested and asked the old man, "How old is your grandfather?" The old man laughed and replied, "My grandfather is turning one hundred and fifty years old". The prime minister was more and more surprised, was about to ask, and saw a middle-aged man of about forty years old came to the old man, mouth called grandfather, to bring you an umbrella. Moment, there is a child jumping and happy to come, said the umbrella sender for grandfather, to go back to pay his respects. Chancellor here can no longer hold back, so he went to congratulate the longevity of the home, the guests and hosts move in the hubbub, the master of the face, y impressed by the people who talk about extraordinary, so take out the four treasures, please inscribe his souvenir. The prime minister did not excuse himself, took the pen, and wrote down "flower eyes even text" four big words.
The master did not understand the meaning of the words, ask him for advice, the prime minister will be each word for the beginning of the sentence, wrote four lines of poetry:
Floral armor two and a half rounds of eyes to see the seven generations of grandchildren;
Occasionally encountered the wind and rain obstacles, the star of the literature to pay tribute to the star of longevity.
The lower part of the inscription reads, "The Son of Heaven's Sect Sect Sect Sect Sect Sect Son of Heaven." The guests of honor only suddenly realized that the guest is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the emperor's teacher, we can not help but respect.
The prime minister through the visit, to understand the ancient civilization of the Levin County, fertile land, rich in produce, beautiful mountains, beautiful scenery, simple people, love of labor, centenarians abound. Then back to the dynasty to play the son of heaven, from the September of that year, and then changed Le Wen County for longevity county.
This wonderful legend, after hundreds of years, so far the folk are still colorful rumors. But this matter is, after all, a legend, no factual basis. Longevity County name actually from how? To start with the geographical history of Longevity County. According to a brief history of Chongqing, in the Warring States period, King Hui of Qin more yuan nine years (that is, three hundred and sixteen years BC) before the eastern part of Sichuan in the clan tribal stage, the lack of detailed written records, can not be verified. According to the Yangtze River through the place, Changshou around the distribution of ancient clans and tribes to judge, Changshou belongs to Hoven. Ba, Hoven, fish and other clans. Ba: its land in today's Chongqing neighborhood; fish: its land in today's Fengjie District; Hovenia: its land in today's Fuling City, forty-five miles west of the Zili Township, clan tribal period, Longevity belongs to the Hovenia, under the State of Ba Liangzhou. Qin Shihuang unified six countries (221 BC), set thirty-six counties, Changshou county area belongs to the Ba County of Hoven. Justice "Hoven": "today's city of Fuzhou, for the Qin Hoven County, in the south of the river". Gong Zhi" cloud: "Hovenia jurisdiction now Fuling, Changshou and other counties". County in today's Fuling City, forty-five miles west of Zili Township. Western Han Dynasty, Eastern Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms Shu Han Dynasty and Western Jin Dynasty, Longevity County is part of Hovenia County, under the Fuling County. Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 347 - 420) period, Jin Huan Wen Ping Shu, to the old Hovenia County for Fuling County, and move the Hovenia of Ba County in the neighboring Xikou (now Jiangbei District, Luodai Town), Longevity area is still Hovenia County part of the county, under the Fuling County. Southern Dynasty, Western Wei, Northern Zhou period, Hovenia area under the Ba County, until the beginning of the Sui Dynasty Kaihuang County abolition.
In the second year of the Tang Dynasty's Wude, Le Wen County (i.e., today's Changshou area) was officially set up under Fuling County. "Because of its land is always warm, early crops, the people happy", so the name Le Wen County. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Yuzhen and his son, Ming Sheng, encamped in Shu for ten years (A.D. 1361--1371), and established a peasant regime, with the country's name of Xia and the capital of Chongqing. In September of the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Yuzhen renamed Lovin County as Longevity County. To the north of the county there is longevity mountain, those who live under it, more longevity of the elderly, hence the name. "Ming Zhi": long life "Fu east less north, Hongwu two years set" County Renhe field irrigation beach temple. Tomorrow in the Shun, the county governor when the Shun began to move the county town in tonggukan, under the Yangtze River, outside the ring to the deep sea. Wanli years, unfortunately in the fire, the district Wang Laiju repair. Chongzhen the end of the year, destroyed in the peasant insurrectionists. Kangxi six years of the Qing dynasty, the county Yu Yu Yu moved to Fengshan, stone repair into the wall, there are four doors: East name "Yinghui door"; South name "Anqing door"; West name "set Fengmen" North name "Gongchenmen". Eight years completed. So far, the scale of Longevity County began to have, known as "Fengcheng", until today.
Until now, Longevity District is equally worthy of the name of longevity. By the end of 2004, the region has reached 14.1 million people over 60 years of age, accounting for 12.8% of the total population, has exceeded the international common starting point of population aging (7%) of the standard line. If you come to the Xiexin Square in Changshou District, you can be very surprised to find that most of the square are elderly people, is a very warm people feel the scenery.